FW: [INDOLOGY] What is the writing on the attached image?

[Hans Henrich Hock]

... or in having Pāṇini *write*

Hans Henrich Hock


On 13 Feb 2011, at 20:59, Deshpande, Madhav wrote:

> Thanks to all those who have pointed out that the characters on the  
> postage stamp of Panini represent Brahmi numerals 1-9.  I wonder  
> what the designer of the stamp had in his mind in putting these  
> numerals on the stamp.  Best,
>
> Madhav M. Deshpande
> Professor of Sanskrit and Linguistics
> Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
> 202 South Thayer Street, Suite 6111
> The University of Michigan
> Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104-1608, USA
> ________________________________________
> From: mkapstei at uchicago.edu [mkapstei at uchicago.edu]
> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 8:55 PM
> To: Deshpande, Madhav
> Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] What is the writing on the attached image?
>
> Hi Madhav,
>
> They show the Brahmi numerals.
>
> best,
> Matthew
>
> Matthew T. Kapstein
> Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies
> The University of Chicago Divinity School
> Directeur d'études
> Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris